Gifts for Cyclists: For Everyone

Crank Brothers Power Pump Ultra, $27

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Mini-pumps can be like the factory car jack in your trunk: it looks great, until you need to use it. We’ve used Crank Brothers’ stellar Power Pump Ultra for years now and, for road or mountain, this pocket-sized pump is the only on-ride inflation tool you need. The double-sided chuck fits either Presta or Schrader valves, and the aluminum barrel construction is durable enough that the pump has a lifetime warranty. But the genius is in the high-volume/high-pressure switch on the base. The high volume setting allows fast initial inflation and, when the backpressure starts to get hard to pump against, switch to the high-pressure mode for easier inflation. It takes a while, but we have used this pump to get a road tire over 100psi.